Wilderness or Power Station :: How you can help

Stop Dunmaglass object by 18th April 2005

What to do now ...

STEP ONE
n Act now ... Insist on a Public Inquiry
n Object

STEP TWO
Fill out the objection form below. On submission this form will be sent to Energy Consents at energyconsents@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Alternatively, you can download the letter and send to:
Andrew Brown Principal Planner
Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road
Inverness. IV3 5NX

STEP THREE
Encourage everyone to object. Copy this link and email it to others: http://www.stopdunmaglass.com/howyoucanhelp.html

“ As a conservationist I am committed to renewable energy, but a giant wind
power station in this remarkable Wild Land is
wholly unacceptable. If you believe, as I do, that this development must not go
ahead please register your objection.”

Roy Dennis, MBE, international wildlife consultant, Nethy Bridge

A VisitScotland survey showed 25 per cent of visitors would avoid countryside where there are wind farms; 50 per cent said wind farms spoil the look
of the countryside. Views of Scotland suggest Highland
wind farms could lose the region £67.37 million and
1,517 jobs.

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Related Websites:
www.viewsofscotland.org


OBJECTION FORM
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I/we call for a Public Inquiry and hereby object to the Dunmaglass Windfarm Development at, Dunmaglass, Inverness, IV2 6UD for the following reasons:- 1. The Dunmaglass Wind Farm project breaches The EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EC) because the following protected species (among others) will be affected, killed, disturbed, or the quality of their habitat will be eroded:- Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Golden Plover, Dotterel, Dunlin, White Tailed Eagle, Ptarmigan and Ring Ouzel. Dunmaglass and/or the surrounding area require to be reclassified as Special Protection Areas. 2. The Dunmaglass Wind Farm project breaches The EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (92/43/EC) because Dunmaglass and/or the surrounding area are wildlife corridors and the development will have a significant affect on natural habitats or species protected under the Directive. Dunmaglass and/or the surrounding area require to be reclassified as Natura 2000 sites. 3. The project is contrary to policy set out in The Highland Council Inverness Local Plan April 2003. 4. I believe that this development will be detrimental to tourism. 5. The Monadhliaths are likely to carry a significant environmental burden for little economic gain in pursuit of national energy targets that are already attainable. 6. As pylons require to be installed to carry electricity away from Dunmaglass, this will result in further environmental damage to protected areas. The Scottish Executive need to look at the total environmental effects of the Dunmaglass Wind Farm Project before they issue Section 36 Consent.

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